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Quite often these days, I come across a fight that has very little chance of going the distance. When Kermit “The Killer” Cintron (26-1, 24 KOs) and Mark “Poison” Suarez (25-2, 13 KOs) collide at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in Florida, one of them is going to leave the arena on their back.
The trash talking and chest thumping is over, only the fight remains. The winner not only goes home with another notch on his record, he also picks up the vacant IBF welterweight title.
Insiders expect an action packed brawl between two fighters who like to move forward and throw power punches. The abundance of machismo oozing in this fight could fill up plenty of empty buckets. Both of them want to win the title by knockout, neither man wants to a decision.
Cintron was a fast rising prospect that quickly piled up a 24-0 record on route to landing a WBO title shot against the man that none of the top welterweights are willing to fight, Antonio Margarito. The bout, which took place on April 23, 2005, and televised as the main event of ESPN’s first boxing pay-per-view, was one of the lowest periods in Cintron’s career. The more experienced Margarito picked Cintron apart for five rounds and punished him before the fight was stopped. The loss, mixed in with personal and promotional problems, left Cintron with enough stress to destroy the mindset of most fighters.
He returned five months later to stop Francisco Parra in three rounds, a bout that rebuilt his confidence and healed some mental wounds. Soon after Cintron began to rebuild his personal life and his career. He got married, has two children with his wife Maria and bought a home in Wyomissing. On the career end, he was not resigned with New Jersey-based promotional company Main Events and struck a deal with Florida promoter Bobby Bostick, president of Bobby Bostick Promotions. No longer with trainer Marshall Kaufman, Cintron brought on one of the best trainers in the business to help him rebuild – Emanuel Steward. [details]
The trash talking and chest thumping is over, only the fight remains. The winner not only goes home with another notch on his record, he also picks up the vacant IBF welterweight title.
Insiders expect an action packed brawl between two fighters who like to move forward and throw power punches. The abundance of machismo oozing in this fight could fill up plenty of empty buckets. Both of them want to win the title by knockout, neither man wants to a decision.
Cintron was a fast rising prospect that quickly piled up a 24-0 record on route to landing a WBO title shot against the man that none of the top welterweights are willing to fight, Antonio Margarito. The bout, which took place on April 23, 2005, and televised as the main event of ESPN’s first boxing pay-per-view, was one of the lowest periods in Cintron’s career. The more experienced Margarito picked Cintron apart for five rounds and punished him before the fight was stopped. The loss, mixed in with personal and promotional problems, left Cintron with enough stress to destroy the mindset of most fighters.
He returned five months later to stop Francisco Parra in three rounds, a bout that rebuilt his confidence and healed some mental wounds. Soon after Cintron began to rebuild his personal life and his career. He got married, has two children with his wife Maria and bought a home in Wyomissing. On the career end, he was not resigned with New Jersey-based promotional company Main Events and struck a deal with Florida promoter Bobby Bostick, president of Bobby Bostick Promotions. No longer with trainer Marshall Kaufman, Cintron brought on one of the best trainers in the business to help him rebuild – Emanuel Steward. [details]